Dow Jones Subscriber Database Hacked – Time For Decentralized Solutions
Even Dow Jones subscribers are not safe from the threat posed by hackers who are seeking out vulnerabilities to collect user data. It is not the first time a major service or company comes under attack, but the Dow Jones hack is of particular worry to former and current subscribers. Payment information may very well be obtained, and all affected consumers are advised to keep an eye on their credit card statements for the foreseeable future. One of the main concerns when major platforms come clean about security breaches is the time period during which this attack was occurring. In the case....
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A Russian hacker group that goes by the name of W0rm hacked CNET.com over the weekend. In a conversation between W0rm and CNET, W0rm revealed that they used a security hold in CNET.com's implementation of the Symfony PHP framework. W0rm has previously claimed credit for online security breaches of BBC, Adobe Systems, and Bank of America. In the weekend attack, W0rm was reportedly able to steal a database of over 1 million registered CNET users. The data stolen includes names, emails, and encrypted passwords. The breach was first realized when W0rm teased a carefully edited screenshot of....
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ChainHQ is a powerful research tool for companies wishing to track the fast moving and highly disruptive ledger technology space. London, January 12, 2016 - BlockchainBriefing, the world’s leading distributed ledger technology information and news portal, is this week launching ChainHQ, a searchable database which tracks and compiles the latest company and blockchain technology developments. This subscriber-only portal provides essential intelligence on which solutions are receiving investment, emerging sector leaders, challengers and the legal context to ledger technology. As investment....